NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND ABU GHARIB
When I was a relatively new OCS trained 2LT I signed into my first Artillery Battalion assignment. The Battalion Commander greeted me and took me down the street to A Btry 3-21 FA and delivered me to 1SG Dinsmore. He signed for me on a temporary hand receipt and began that process of teaching me how to be a good 2LT. A couple of years later I commanded another battery in that same battalion. In this case 1SG Bynog took charge of teaching me how to be a good commander. Years later now in Recruiting Command 1SG Hopkins kept my fat out of the fire and taught me about having a positive mental attitude when times are tough. I owe a lot to these fine NCOs. I could go on about Platoon Sergeants and Chiefs of Section, but I'm sure most of us have the same experiences.
This brings me to the question where were the descendants of those 1SG's I describe above? Where were they at Abu Gharib prison? Where was the CSM and 1SG charged with taking care of those soldiers. I can tell you that 1SG's Dinsmore, Bynog, and Hopkins would shut that crap down in a New York second. Because they new right from wrong and didn't want to see their troops hurt by a bad decision.
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